The United States has designated Venezuela’s so-called Cartel de los Soles a “foreign terrorist organization”, marking the latest escalation in US-Venezuela tensions. Washington alleges Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro heads the organisation ...

Following are key facts about the oil and mining sectors of Venezuela, whose President Nicolas Maduro was captured by U.S. forces on Saturday.

Despite holding the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela’s oil industry has been hollowed out by economic collapse under President Nicolás Maduro.